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Miners’ deaths: FG suspends 20 NSCDC officers, inaugurates...








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The Federal Government has suspended 20 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the Corps’ custody in Niger State.

The officers were suspended alongside the Niger State NSCDC Commandant, Suberu Aniviye, pending the outcome of an independent investigation into the deaths.

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the suspension in a statement on Saturday.

The 20 suspended officers are:

1. SC Usman Isah Ndamaka — Officer in Charge, Station Guard 2. ASCI Hassan Mohammed — Station Guard 3. CCA Bala Mohammed — Station Guard 4. CSC Oluwadare Sunday — Arresting Officer/Officer in Charge, Investigation 5. DCC Obafemi Elvis — Arresting Officer 6. CSC Annas Shitto Lamino — Arresting Officer 7. DCC Philip Ajayi — Head, Intelligence/Investigation 8. ACC Barr. Stephen Tsado — Officer in Charge, Legal 9. ASCI Alhassan Mohammed — Night Duty Officer 10. IC Abdullahi Sale — Guard Duty 11. IC

The Minister said the action followed President Bola Tinubu’s directive for a comprehensive and transparent investigation into the incident.

Describing the deaths as deeply disturbing, the Minister said the government owes the families of the deceased and the Nigerian public a transparent account of the events leading to the incident.

He also announced that an independent committee had been set up to establish the identities of the deceased, investigate their arrests, detention and the cause and circumstances of their deaths.

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